The Island Retreat (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Six guests. One week. A lifetime of secrets waiting to be unravelled. Cathy Kelly's The Island Retreat sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched coastal escape where six strangers — each carrying the quiet weight of hidden truths — converge for what promises to be a transformative week. With warmth, wit, and a razor-sharp understanding of human nature, Kelly constructs a richly layered ensemble drama that moves deftly between laughter and heartbreak, peeling back the carefully maintained façades of lives that appear, on the surface, perfectly composed. A beloved titan of contemporary Irish women's fiction, Kelly has built her reputation on novels that balance page-turning accessibility with genuine emotional depth, and The Island Retreat is no exception. Her prose is intimate and generous, drawing readers into the inner lives of her characters with the ease of a trusted confidante. As the island's idyllic setting slowly dissolves the walls each guest has built around themselves, Kelly reminds us that the truest journeys are always inward — leaving readers to wonder which secrets, once spoken aloud, can never truly be taken back.
Author: Cathy Kelly
Format: Paperback
Published: 2026
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Six guests. One week. A lifetime of secrets waiting to be unravelled. Cathy Kelly's The Island Retreat sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched coastal escape where six strangers — each carrying the quiet weight of hidden truths — converge for what promises to be a transformative week. With warmth, wit, and a razor-sharp understanding of human nature, Kelly constructs a richly layered ensemble drama that moves deftly between laughter and heartbreak, peeling back the carefully maintained façades of lives that appear, on the surface, perfectly composed. A beloved titan of contemporary Irish women's fiction, Kelly has built her reputation on novels that balance page-turning accessibility with genuine emotional depth, and The Island Retreat is no exception. Her prose is intimate and generous, drawing readers into the inner lives of her characters with the ease of a trusted confidante. As the island's idyllic setting slowly dissolves the walls each guest has built around themselves, Kelly reminds us that the truest journeys are always inward — leaving readers to wonder which secrets, once spoken aloud, can never truly be taken back.